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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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